Brave

9 questions

What are Brave Shields?

Shields — built-in protection of Brave.
Blocks ads, trackers, scripts.
Lion icon in the address bar.
Configurable for each site.
Shows blocked statistics.

How does Brave Rewards work?

View private ads — receive BAT tokens.
Settings → Brave Rewards → Enable.
Ad notifications optionally.
BAT can be sent to content creators.
Or withdraw via Uphold/Gemini.

How to import data into Brave?

Settings → Get Started → Import bookmarks.
Or menu → Bookmarks → Import.
Select source browser.
Check: bookmarks, passwords, history.
Brave is compatible with Chrome extensions.

How to enable Tor in Brave?

Menu → New private window with Tor.
Or Alt+Shift+N.
Traffic goes through the Tor network.
Maximum anonymity.
Works slower than normal mode.

How to set up Brave synchronization?

Settings → Synchronization.
'Start a new sync chain'.
Get a 24-word code.
Enter the code on another device.
Sync without an account — only the code.

Brave: how to configure Shields for different sites?

Start with the basics for "Brave": update your browser, clear cache/cookies for the problematic site, and disable extensions one by one.

Brave: how to enable/disable Tor windows and what they provide?

Practice for "Brave": check in private mode and in another browser. This quickly shows whether the problem is with the site or with your profile/extensions.

Brave: how to manage privacy and ad blocking?

Answer for "Brave": enable synchronization, but keep 2FA and backup codes. Security is more important than convenience.

Brave: how to transfer data and extensions from Chromium?

For "Brave": it is useful to set up a password manager and tracker blocker, but avoid installing dozens of extensions at once.